Weekly Roundup #28

March 13, 2023

🚗OEM

  1. Lamborghini LB744: the new benchmark for hybrid super sports cars (Link)

  2. 2023 Nissan Ariya Recalled Over Steering Wheel That Might Fall Off (Link)

  3. VW pauses on Europe battery plants, awaiting EU response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (Link)

  4. BMW now says Mini Electric WILL be built in the UK after all – report (Link)

  5. Porsche, Ferrari push e-fuels at the heart of Europe's ICE ban debate (Link)

  6. VW focuses on productivity in challenging year (Link)

  7. Ferrari's first 4-door, the Purosangue, heads to buyers (Link)

  8. Tesla taps Asian partners to address 4680 battery concerns (Link)

  9. Stellantis to make fully electric vehicles at Cassino assembly plant in Italy (Link)

  10. Tesla is facing ‘criminal’ allegations regarding Gigafactory Berlin (Link)

  11. Toyota begins selling electric sedan developed with BYD (Link)

  12. A change in automotive fortunes is coming (Link)

  13. Daimler Truck pays 7,300 euros to employees after successful first fiscal year 2022 (Link)

âš¡EV

  1. CATL's EV battery dominance draws scrutiny from Xi (Link)

  2. Car makers need a start-up mindset to boost EV sales, says battery pioneer StoreDot (Link)

  3. U.S., EU to launch talks aimed at easing EV subsidy dispute, report says (Link)

  4. Nissan unveils new approach to electrified powertrain development (Link)

  5. Lamborghini Urus is going to be a fully electric SUV by the end of the decade (Link)

  6. Battery Developer Amprius Will Build A New Factory In Colorado (Link)

  7. NIO officially opens first EV battery swap station in Denmark (Link)

  8. Tesla Slashes Model S/X Prices Again, By Up To $10,000 (Link)

  9. Polestar Has "Different Aim To Tesla" And Won't Engage In Price Wars (Link)

  10. Ford to sell EVs with 2 types of batteries, depending on customer needs (Link)

🤖Autonomous Driving

  1. Tesla pushes new Full Self-Driving Beta v11 update as it slowly expands rollout (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

  1. cubiX: Start of production for new ZF automotive software (Link)

  2. BMW unveils new iDrive infotainment system with smartphone-like design (Link)

  3. Volkswagen offers complimentary Car-Net Safe & Secure connected vehicle emergency services for 5 years (Link)

  4. Mercedes-Benz launches pay+ service for native in-car payments (Link)

  5. Smart solutions: Aiways uses innovative processes for lean manufacturing (Link)

  6. GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles (Link)

🛴Mobility

  1. Traton Group records over €40 billion in sales revenue in 2022 for the first time and looks ahead to 2023 with optimism (Link)

  2. Hero MotoCorp and Zero Motorcycles Agree to Collaborate on New Premium Electric Vehicles (Link)

  3. Announcing the Lightship L1: The First Purpose-built All-electric RV (Link)

✨Interesting

  1. Rolls-Royce Recruited a Fashion Designer to Build its Most Complex Phantom Ever (Link)

  2. Here’s Why Old F1 Cars Take Hours To Start Up (Link)

  3. Lamborghini previews the Aventador's hybrid, 1,001-hp successor (Link)

  4. Ferrari previews a mysterious new model due out on March 16 (Link)